Posts Tagged ‘film’
Gatekeepers review on spiked
16 Apr 2013I rarely write about Israeli politics nowadays but this film review is one of my occasional forays into the subject. The Gatekeepers is a remarkable documentary that illustrates an important shift in Israeli attitudes over the past four decades. Unfortunately, most Western commentators only see in it a confirmation of their own prejudices. Dror Moreh, [...]
- Tags: film, Middle East, review, spiked
FT book review: individualism rules
29 Sep 2012This is my latest book review for the Financial Times. Those looking for a fiercely uncompromising defence of free-market capitalism can do no better than consult the works of Ayn Rand. Before the Russian-born writer died in 1982, she developed a philosophy that celebrated selfishness, lauded entrepreneurs as heroes and rejected all state welfare. These [...]
Worldwrite inequality film
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12 Aug 2012I feature in this short film by Worldwrite on the debate about inequality.
- Tags: film, inequality, media appearances, Worldwrite
A freaky film review for spiked
20 Dec 2010My latest article for spiked is a review of the new Freakonomics documentary.
- Tags: consumption, economics, film, review, spiked
Reviving Sylvia Pankhurst’s spirit
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3 Oct 2010Anyone who has read Ferraris for All will know that Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) was a key inspiration for my book. The radical suffragette was not only fervently pro-prosperity but also opposed to the first world war even during the conflict and against population control. Those who want to see the remarkable spirit of this largely [...]
- Tags: film, Worldwrite
More dodgy green maths
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2 Oct 2010Franny Armstrong, the founder of the 10:10 campaign against climate change, has mounted a defence of her organisation’s despicable film showing those unconcerned about the issue being blown up. Although 10:10 has issued an apology and taken the “No Pressure” video off the site she is quoted in the Daily Telegraph as saying: “We ‘killed’ [...]
- Tags: climate, consumption, environment, ethics, film
Latest Worldbytes available
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27 Feb 2010Watch the latest items on the Worldbytes internet television channel including a report on how Mumbai is embracing consumerism, an item challenging sustainable development and a defence of the freedom to film in public.
- Tags: film, india, sustainability, Worldwrite
On The Road
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7 Jan 2010Frank Furedi argues on today’s spiked that, despite appearances, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is not the one-sidedly bleak post-apocalpytic novel it is often assumed to be. It does make some more upbeat points about the human condition. He is more equivocal about the film version. Meanwhile, a new series of Survivors, another post-apocalpytic tale from [...]
- Tags: apocalyptic, book, film, spiked
Avatar savaged
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4 Jan 2010Bill Frezza, a partner at Adams Capital Management, has written a review on Real Clear Markets which is by far the most astute piece I have seen on Avatar. An extract from his article on James Cameron’s epic science fiction movie: “I didn’t see him in the credits but Al Gore, earth’s first carbonless billionaire, [...]
- Tags: climate, environment, film
Understanding the apocalpyse
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2 Jan 2010Don’t worry if you’ve missed the apocalypse because another one will be along in a minute. After The Day of the Triffids aired on BBC over Christmas three post-apocalyptic thrillers – The Book of Eli, Daybreakers and The Road – will be out in the cinema in January. Several commentators have remarked on the popularity [...]
- Tags: apocalyptic, film, progress, television
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